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Herman Munster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:19 PM Original message |
Best liberal cities to move to with CHEAP cost of living |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. I heard Seattle, but unsure about the cheapness. Cheap as |
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Herman Munster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. cheap to me |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Olympia, WA |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. I plugged in 3BR, 2BA, less than $200k into local realtor... |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. Seattle is the opposite of cheap. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. Amsterdam? |
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rhiannon55 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
33. Lawrence is more than tolerable |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-05-06 01:53 AM Response to Reply #33 |
68. welcome to the site! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
55. Saskatchewan |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. Check out Albuquerque. |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
5. Austin is better than many. |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Beg to differ, FSC |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. I know it's changed a lot since I left. |
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im10ashus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. LOVE Austin. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. San Antonio is cheap and certainly cheap compared with Austin. |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. S.A. was more blue when I used to live there (70s-80s) |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:37 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Yep the greedy richy rich are moving up 281. Makes me wish |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
40. I love Austin, but the prop taxes are killing us. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:50 PM Response to Reply #40 |
52. Property taxes in Bexar County aren't much better. Since we |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:59 PM Response to Reply #40 |
59. That's how Texas can be a "no-state-income-taxes" state |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 05:05 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Well property taxes weren't so bad when we had a Dem Gov who |
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tonkatoy57 (443 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. St. Louis City... |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
35. Good to know. |
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The Anti-Neo Con (402 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-05-06 04:14 AM Response to Reply #6 |
71. Liberal areas of St. Louis. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
7. Define cheap? Portland Maine is nice. See links |
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Herman Munster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. cheap to me |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. Portland is a major employment center in a cachement area of |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:58 PM Response to Reply #28 |
58. what's the music scene like? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 06:32 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. There's always been clubs and other venues for a variety of music |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-05-06 05:22 AM Response to Reply #16 |
73. Austin TX does fit that criteria. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-05-06 08:30 AM Response to Reply #16 |
74. Portland housing isn't that cheap but there are some surrounding |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
9. I would guess Minnesota and Wisconsin are still fairly cheap |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. Excellent question! Where are the liberal "sleeper" towns? |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
11. Seattle is NOT cheap. It was recently rated most overpriced in the US |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
36. I was going to suggest Portland, though I hear it's hard to get a job up |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
12. Define liberal |
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Herman Munster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I'd say a liberal place |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Yeah that's Pittsburgh |
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Herman Munster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Are there jobs in Pittsburgh? |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Yeah there are jobs |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. So why not consider moving to a city or county that didn't go for |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
17. Depends on what you mean by city |
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Herman Munster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I'd say anything that is within 45 minutes to a major employment center |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
47. Even a couple of hundred thousand population... |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
18. Weed California |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. If only.... |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:12 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Portland, OR |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:40 PM Response to Reply #32 |
44. And coming from San Fran |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. Columbia Mo |
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Ravy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
54. I used to live there... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:58 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Well, we're only a couple of hours away from Lambert Field |
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Ravy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-05-06 01:32 AM Response to Reply #57 |
67. Yah, I know. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
56. I liked Columbia when I lived there in the ealry 90s |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. Chicago is probably the cheapest of the big cities |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I guess compared to big cities, but |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:45 PM Response to Reply #27 |
49. Chicago is like NYC without the attitude. |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:47 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Here are some online cost of living calculators: |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-05-06 02:45 AM Response to Reply #27 |
69. Chicago is wonderful. Everything except the January days with -20 wind |
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junkiebrewster (371 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
34. Asheville, NC |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
38. It's Hard To Find Liberal Cities With A Cheap Cost Of Living. |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
41. Iowa City probably fits the definition...real estate isn't |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
43. Edmonton |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:51 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. While I love Edmonton |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
45. Athens, GA. It's super hot and humid in the summertime though. n/t |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:43 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Good call. And it's relatively close to Atlanta and the Appalachians. -n/t |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:45 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. It's a short trip to the SC or GA coast as well! I love this town! n/t |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. ...and SC still has decent fireworks... |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
46. Eugene, Oregon and Missoula, Montana. Both are relatively cheap |
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stevietheman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
61. Louisville, Kentucky |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
63. Bloomington, IN |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-05-06 09:10 AM Response to Reply #63 |
75. But the cities west of Gary |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
64. Hudson, NY |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
66. I know you won't believe this but Salt Lake City Utah is liberal and cheap |
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gulfcoastliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-05-06 03:32 AM Response to Original message |
70. Davis, California |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-05-06 04:37 AM Response to Reply #70 |
72. actually, this is a good suggestion. |
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never_get_over_it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-05-06 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
76. Any place in FL? |
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